The Value Comment — Get Noticed by Adding, Not Asking

The idea

Everyone thinks visibility means posting, but posting is hard and most people freeze. Commenting is the shortcut nobody uses well. A thoughtful comment on a post from someone in your field gets seen by the author and everyone reading the thread — often more people than your own posts reach. The trick is to add value, not noise. Skip "Great post!" and use a simple formula: agree (or build on the point), extend (add an insight or angle they didn't cover), example (a specific instance or experience). Do this a few times a week and the right people start recognising your name.

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What you'll get

Watch

Tim Queen · LinkedIn strategist · ~9 min

Do the challenge

1. 1Find the right posts

   Pick 3–5 people in your field or target industry whose posts get real engagement — potential mentors, peers, people at companies you admire. Their threads are rooms full of the people you want to be seen by.

   💡 Comment where the audience is yours to win — posts by people one or two steps ahead of you, on topics you genuinely know. Relevance beats reach.

2. 2Use the agree → extend → example formula

   Agree with or build on their point (shows you read it), extend it with an insight or angle they didn't mention (shows you think), and add a specific example from your experience (shows it's real). Three sentences beats a paragraph.

3. 3Add value, never just praise or pitch

   Skip "Great post!" (noise) and skip "check out my thing" (a pitch). The whole point is to give — an idea, a nuance, a real example. Value is what makes your name stick in someone's mind.

   💡 Here's a post I want to comment on: [paste the post]. Help me write a 2–3 sentence value comment using: (1) agree with or build on their point, (2) extend it with an angle or insight they didn't cover, (3) a specific example from my experience: [your experience]. Warm, sharp, no "great post" and no self-promotion.

4. 4Make it a small habit

   Commit to a few value comments a week on the same handful of people. Consistency is what turns "who's this?" into "oh, I know them." A few minutes a few times a week compounds into real recognition.

THE VALUE COMMENT — Agree · Extend · Example

WHERE (3–5 people to comment on regularly):
1. ___________________  2. ___________________
3. ___________________  4. ___________________

THE FORMULA (2–3 sentences):
AGREE / BUILD: "Spot on about [their point] — especially ___."
EXTEND: "One thing I'd add: [an angle they didn't cover]."
EXAMPLE: "When I [specific experience], I saw [result]."

NEVER:
✗ "Great post!" (noise)
✗ "Check out my [thing]" (a pitch)

THE HABIT:
□ 3–5 value comments a week, same handful of people
□ Only on topics I genuinely know